St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

He left Tor home last night taking his fare
wen ride on his annual pass, unless the IN
terstate railroad commissioners make other
arrangements. Jewel tells how ambitfousiy
futile of Maudau, fought over the wires in
behalf of MaIdan during the recent Hood
Every report that he sent out said that Man
dan was high and dry while Bismarck was SO
far under water that she wouldn't get out in
stirred up the newspaper men In
Bismarck. and one night they
found out that Tuttle was going
30 send out his usual batch OF
Il stuff denying that Mandan was flooded. and
reports were sent to the leading newspapers
in the East to the effect that 'R. NJ. Tuttle a
noted liar of Mandan, has telegraphed various
papers tonight that Mandan is high above the
Hood, and that Bismarck is under water, :
and so the battle of words waged as long ,as
abe waters waged. Now that the Hood has
subsided the citizens of both towns are en-
ioying season of quiet. Reference was
made TO Dutch Mike, who lives on the bot
aom near Bismarck, and who was rescued by
a party of boatmen after severe struggle
with the stream and its batteriug rams of ice.
Jewel said Mike and his gang live in their
silackg on those low lands like rats, and while
they know that they are in danger of losing
their lives every spring they will not get out
until driven by the water. Dun ing the flood
of two years ago party of men went down
TO bcing up Dutch Mike and his friends, and
concernedly playing cards. The water was
several inches deep on the floor. and the men
rested their feet on the rounds OF their chairs
TO keep them dry Now and then one of
the men would drop his cards. wade outside
and wave his lantern III the air as signal of
distress. They were never known 10 show
gratitude to their rescuers. He said that
Quinn. the bright Photographer. who will I'M
doubtediy be elected secretary of the new
board of railroad commissioners would con-
tinue his connection with the Tribune, and in
his leisure moments contribute to the pleas
ing columns of that euterprising sheet.
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Gilbert A. Pierce. ex-governor of Dakota
was at the Ryan yesterday. He came from
Aberdeen, where he had been on private
business. and was returning home, where he
hopes TO get before the influence Of his pass
dies ont. He wasn't giving out many Sc.
eretS, as he is newspaper reporter himself
now, and has use for oil that he knows He
didn't know that he had been elected presi-
dent of the North Dakota university, and
would not say that he proposed TO remove his
family from Bismarck to Grand Forks.
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johnny Langten, clerk of the Clarendon, re-
t,arned yesterday from Salamanca, N. Y,
where he has been spending several weeks
with his relatives and friends. He wasn't
saying word about his chances for flashing
mis- solitaire behind The Merchants register
under the new administration, but he did say
that Mr. Welz had never spoken to Manager
Emerson. of the Ryan, relative TO taking q
positIon in the Merchants. as had been in,
ferred in the hotel gossip of morning paper
He said ne had bang up time in the East
and this is probably true, as he returned
with big red spof over one eye.
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Charles Gibson. of ST. I.anis. and member
nj the ssndicae or company interested in the
\ cilowsfLn Park hotel, WAS at the un yes
teraay lie .i.:s.e up 10 consult with the